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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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